Carnival Glory

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Career
Carnival Glory at St. Maarten, October 5, 2005
Name:	Carnival Glory
Operator:	Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of Registry:	Panama
Builder:	Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy
In service:	2003
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Conquest Class cruise ship
Tonnage:	110,000 gross tons
Length:	952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam:	116 ft (35.4 m)
Decks:	13
Speed:	21-knot (39 km/h)
Capacity:	2,974 passengers
Crew:	1,150

The Carnival Glory is a Conquest Class cruise ship that was built by Fincantieri shipyard in Malfalcone, Italy. She is owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines.

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Some features of the Glory include nightclubs, duty-free shops, four pools, seven whirlpools, and a 214-foot water slide. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views and sixty percent of those feature private balconies.^[1]^[2]

The Glory was last drydocked by Northrop Grumman Newport News in January, 2006. During that time, hull structure maintenance was conducted as well as underwater hull equipment inspections and underwater hull painting ^[3].

The Carnival Glory's home port is Cape Canaveral, Florida and has been since its inaugural sailing in 2003. She currently sails two alternating 7 day Caribbean itineraries.^[4]^[5]